The fourth prince is ill, and the emperor is also very worried.
Before Zhong Jieyu sent someone to invite him, the emperor had already asked Bai Fu to pass on the order and ordered Dr. Zan to treat the fourth prince.
After Imperial Physician Zan arrived, he looked around and asked questions, but in the end he remained silent.
Seeing him like this, Zhong Jieyu became more and more unsure, and asked: "Emperor Physician, what happened to the child?"
But Imperial Physician Zan just said nothing.
Zhong Jieyu was in a panic and wanted to ask more questions, but the eunuch came in to report that the queen and several empresses had arrived.
It turned out that the queen and others heard that the fourth prince was seriously ill, so they all came to visit.
A whole room of people showed up.
After the ceremony, the queen asked: "I heard that the fourth prince was ill. How did Dr. Zan diagnose him?"
"Empress, Imperial Doctor Zan refuses to speak," Zhong Jieyu had no choice but to ask the empress for help, "Please, let him speak quickly! I really can't wait for a moment."
Dr. Zan didn't speak, it was obvious that something was wrong.
Zhong Jieyu's heart was in her throat. Her whole heart was like a kite in the sky, held by only a thin thread. The thread was tightly stretched and could break at any time.
The queen frowned slightly when she heard this. She was also very puzzled when she heard that Imperial Doctor Zan was like this. She couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't you tell Imperial Doctor Zan? But is the Fourth Prince's disease difficult to treat?"
Imperial Physician Zan had been kneeling there for a long time. When he saw the queen asking, he said, "Queen Qi, the matter is serious and I dare not say anything."
"You won't say it even in front of me?" the queen asked him.
Imperial Physician Zan nodded: "I will not dare to speak until His Majesty arrives."
The queen's brows furrowed even deeper, obviously a little unhappy.
She is the Lord of the Sixth Palace, how can she not hear about the affairs in the harem? But she did not force Imperial Physician Zan to speak, he just said: "Your Majesty is busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty, and he will not be able to get away for a while.
.If you insist on saying it in front of the Holy One, then you have to wait."
But others can wait, but Zhong Jieyu cannot.
The child is the flesh that has fallen from her body. If she is diagnosed and treated earlier, she will suffer less.
Therefore, he begged the queen: "Queen, please allow me to go to the royal study room to report to the emperor!"
"I understand how much you love your son," the queen said, "but I'm afraid it's not appropriate for you to go, so I'd better ask Bai Fu to report it to the emperor.
If His Majesty is willing to come, that's fine. If we really can't leave, we have no choice but to wait."
After hearing this, Zhong Jieyu had no choice but to agree. Even though she was in agony, she could not go too far beyond the rules.
Bai Fu came to the study room and told the emperor about the matter.
After hearing this, the emperor felt that something was strange, so he put down what he was doing, got up and went to Zhong Jieyu's palace.
"Mr. Zan, what disease does the fourth prince have? Why don't you want to tell me?" the emperor asked him.
"Your Majesty, I don't think it's because the fourth prince is unusually ill," Dr. Zan said, "He was poisoned by someone. To be precise, it was an insect poison."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
The emperor could not sit still anymore and asked: "You said someone poisoned you, do you have any evidence?"
"I have no evidence," Imperial Physician Zan said, "I can only conclude that there are parasitic insects in the body of the fourth prince. These insects are only found in the miasmatic places in the deep mountains of the southwest. If someone did not do this deliberately, the fourth prince would never be able to
Infected."
The implication was that although he didn't know who poisoned him, he was sure that the fourth prince had indeed been poisoned.
Everyone took a breath of cold air, and Zhong Jieyu couldn't hold it anymore, covering her mouth and crying.
She never fights or grabs, and is cautious in everything, but there are still people who refuse to let go of her child.
Everyone also understood why Imperial Physician Zan refused to say anything before. Murdering the emperor's heir was a serious crime.
"Who is so bold? How dare you attack the prince?! I must find this person!" Emperor Long Yan was furious, "The current plan is to diagnose and treat the fourth prince first. Can this disease be cured?"
Imperial Physician Zan shook his head in embarrassment and said: "I'm sorry for my incompetence. This kind of insect has not been recorded in medical books. It is commonly known as killing cows.
Even if it is as strong as an ox, it cannot bear it. This is because the eggs of this thing are almost invisible and hatch into adults within a few days after entering the stomach.
Living in the human body and feeding on the internal organs, the human or animal living there will become thin and tired within a few months, and slowly the essence and blood will be sucked dry."
"My child..." After hearing this, Zhong Jieyu felt as if her heart and liver had been cut out, and she fell to the ground unconscious.
Everyone quickly helped her up. Doctor Zan took out silver needles and applied acupuncture on several of her acupuncture points for a while before letting her wake up.
When Zhong Jieyu woke up, she didn't care about anything. She grabbed the emperor's hand and begged him: "Your Majesty! I beg you, I beg you, you must make the decision for our child! He is so young, how innocent?!"
The overt and covert fights in the palace have never stopped, but attacking a childish child is heartbreaking.
The emperor felt very good. Doctor Zan said that the disease could not be cured, which was tantamount to making a conclusion for the child.
He reluctantly comforted Zhong Jieyu and said: "Don't worry, we will search for famous doctors and do our best to treat her. We will also investigate the matter to the fullest extent and give you justice."
Despite the emperor's words, Zhong Jieyu still couldn't help but feel the grief in her heart.
She really wished she could recognize the murderer of her child at a glance and cut him into pieces with her own hands!
"Mr. Zan, in your opinion, what method did the poisoner use?" the queen asked.
"As the saying goes, diseases enter the body through the mouth, and these things usually enter the body through food," Imperial Physician Zan said, "But the fourth prince is still young, so besides milk and water, he may not be able to eat anything else. Oh, by the way.
, it is also possible if you take medicine."
The emperor then ordered that all the wet nurses, maids and eunuchs serving the fourth prince should be imprisoned and interrogated one by one.
At the same time, they also called all the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital who had treated the fourth prince.
"Except for the queen, everyone else should disperse. Go back to the palace and don't move around," the emperor said.
The fourth prince has been poisoned for several months, and it cannot be found out in a short time.
All the concubines in the palace are currently under suspicion. In any case, Zhong Jieyu is talented, beautiful, and has a son.
It is inevitable that some people will feel jealous.
Cen Yunchu was also present and said nothing.
After returning, Linxi whispered: "Who is it that attacked the fourth prince? This person's heart is too cruel!"
Fu Lan frowned slightly, feeling a little uneasy: "I don't know who did it. But now I'm a little worried whether that person will put the blame on us? After all, Zhong Jieyu came to us in person some time ago.
I asked for Shu Qing Dan."
Imperial Physician Cai Zan also said just now that the fourth prince is still too young and can only eat milk and water, or else take medicine.
The person who harmed him must have poisoned these things, so that he could remain unnoticed.
